Time Zones in Netherlands
Netherlands spans one time zone (UTC+1) among the 2 cities tracked on Live Time Map. All of them observe daylight saving time. See the live local time for each city below, or use the interactive map to compare any of them against your own location.
Netherlands facts
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Languages
- Dutch
- Calling code
- +31
- Time zones on this site
- 1
Clock time and solar time in Netherlands
A country's clocks are a political choice, not an astronomical one, so they rarely line up with its own sun. Measured against local solar time, the clock in Rotterdam runs 42 minutes ahead of the sun.
Solar noon there falls 42 minutes after 12:00 on the clock.
How much daylight changes through the year
Daylight is governed by latitude, not by the clock. Amsterdam, at 52.4° north, gets 16 hours 48 minutes of daylight on the longest day of the year and 7 hours 40 minutes on the shortest.
That swing is the same whatever the clock says, which is why daylight saving moves working hours around inside the day without creating a single extra minute of light.
Cities in Netherlands
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Frequently asked questions
How many time zones does Netherlands have?
Netherlands uses a single time zone among the cities tracked here: UTC+1.
Does Netherlands observe daylight saving time?
Yes, the cities tracked here all observe daylight saving time.
Do clocks in Netherlands match the sun?
Clocks and the sun are not the same thing. In Rotterdam the clock runs 42 minutes ahead of local solar time, so midday on the clock is not the moment the sun is highest.
How much does daylight change through the year in Netherlands?
In Amsterdam, the longest day of the year has 16 hours 48 minutes of daylight and the shortest has 7 hours 40 minutes.